TNAG-2532-FCO40-3702-Application-of-International-Convention-for-Safe-Containers--1992 — Page 25

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OUR TELNO 3401 AND YRTELNOS 1285 AND 1324 OF 1991: INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR SAFE CONTAINERS

1. WE HAVE NOW OBTAINED EXCO'S APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE FOR THE CONVENTION TO BE EXTENDED TO HONG KONG.

2. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SPEAKING NOTE AND

DEFENSIVE Q AND AS IN MIFT.

3. AS REGARDS A3, GRATEFUL ALSO FOR YOUR ADVICE WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO AUTHORISING HONG KONG TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH ADMINISTRATIONS WHOSE CONTAINERS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE

DEFECTIVE.

WILSON

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